Baylor routs UCLA in Holiday Bowl

The football falls harmlessly between Louisiana-Monroe wide receiver Tavarese Maye (8) and Ohio safety Nathan Carpenter (35) during the Independence Bowl on Friday in Shreveport, La. Ohio won 45-14 behind 331 passing yards and two touchdowns from quarterback Tyler Tettleton.

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The football falls harmlessly between Louisiana-Monroe wide receiver Tavarese Maye (8) and Ohio safety Nathan Carpenter (35) during the Independence Bowl on Friday in Shreveport, La. Ohio won 45-14 behind 331 passing yards and two touchdowns from quarterback Tyler Tettleton.

ORLANDO, Fla.

Cody Journell kicked a 22-yard field goal on the first possession of overtime to help Virginia Tech beat Rutgers 13-10 in the Russell Athletic Bowl on Friday night.

Virginia Tech (7-6) won its third consecutive game to avoid its first losing season since 1992.

Rutgers (9-4) had a chance to tie it in overtime, but Nick Borgese missed a 42-yard field-goal attempt to the right.

Virginia Tech trailed 10-0 at the half, then rallied in the final 30 minutes thanks to some timely turnovers and explosive offense.

Quarterback Logan Thomas struggled in the first and finished with a pair of interceptions, but also had 192 passing yards and the game’s only passing touchdown.

Virginia Tech cornerback Antone Exum, selected the most valuable player of the game, picked off Gary Nova’s pass early in the fourth quarter to set up the tying score – Thomas’ 21-yard pass to Corey Fuller with 10:56 left as steady rain began to fall.

Texas Tech 34, Minnesota 31

HOUSTON – D.J. Johnson returned an interception 39 yards, and Ryan Bustin made a 28-yard field goal as time expired to give Texas Tech a comeback victory over Minnesota on Friday night in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

Seth Doege found Eric Ward on a short pass, and he outran a defender for a 35-yard scoring play to tie it at 31 with just more than a minute remaining.

Michael Carter intercepted two of Doege’s passes in the fourth quarter before the tying score, but Minnesota couldn’t convert either of the turnovers into points.

Baylor quarterback Nick Florence completed 10 of 13 passes for 188 yards in the Holiday Bowl, giving him 4,309 for the season to break RG3’s school record of 4,293 set in his 2011 Heisman Trophy-winning season.

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Baylor quarterback Nick Florence completed 10 of 13 passes for 188 yards in the Holiday Bowl, giving him 4,309 for the season to break RG3’s school record of 4,293 set in his 2011 Heisman Trophy-winning season.